, 1887-02-25

what L am talking about, l have heart
them. Repeated cries of Name theml'
Name your menl'' You can't do i'll
and much noise and confusion.
The Republican congressman, all o
them, was Mr.. Bragg's reply, which wa,
greeted with mingled applause, laughter
and ieers. The spectators who filed tn,
galleries to their utmost capacity, and who
listened eagerly to all that was said on the
floor, now took part in the demonstration.
of disapproval and approval, and though
without adding to the noise and confusion
sufficiently to Justify the speaker in order.
ing the clearing of the galleries, gave vent
to their feelings until the close of the
debate by frequent applause.
Mr.. Bragg declared that the press of
the country was opposed to the bill. Those
gentlemen (pointing to the press gallery
might some time or other turn this big
pension boom into a much larger boomer
ang in some gentleman's district. Bragg
repeated that the press was opposed to
the bill. The great Republican pap of
his state stood by the president. The
great Republican papers of Ohio sustained
the president. The great Republican pa
per OF Pennsylvania stood side by side
with the president. Papers ofNew York,
almost without distinction of party, stood
by the president. That gallant soldier,
the governor OF Maine, Chambcrlin, stood
by the president. The great soldier,
Palmer, of Illinois, stood by the president.
Governor Cox, of Ohio. stood by the
president. Old Dan Sickles, of the third
army corps, said that the veto was a most
glorious deed. Brave men of all parties
stood by the president. 1t was only little
minds that went buzzing about like insects
that opposed him.
Mr.. Henderson, Of Iowa contempt
uously): you stand by the president
Mr.. Bragg-No staff commissary can
ever excite me. | am speaking for what
| consider the soldiers interest. The
largest Grand Army post in my state yes
terday voted not 10 ask the members of
congress to go against the president. 1t
is only the class of gentlemen who hang
around Grand Army posts who crowd
themselves in to get S. a week, and to
live upon their comrades, who are making
this grand hue and cry. The soldier pre-
to stand by his record, and asks not
that congress shall mark him as a beggar.
He wants to have it understood that he is
in private life, as he was in the army, a
fighting for the maintenance of the
Union, loving his country and not asking
to be supported by it. Why, look at the
# ct. The Confederate soldiers, without
hope, are toiling day by day and exhibit
ing thrift, industry and energy never ex-
pected of them, while the Northern man, |
independent, self.reliant, industrious, en-
ergetic and e%nterprising, lags behind into
idleness. Why? Because he is waiting
for his stipend to come from the govern
ment, and when that stipend comes it is
spent quickly. and if he comes from the
poorhouse he lapses back into that posi-
lion and waits for another stipend. HUI
manity only needs to be encouraged to do
nothing. We are all liable to drop into a
io%-nothing policy if we can get somebody
support us, and it is not good public
policy for us to legislate to encourage
.vagabondism, whether among our soldiers
or citizens.
Mr.. Matson, of Iowa, closed the debate.
He believed it to be his duty as d legis-
ator to ask the house to pass this bill over
he presidents veto: but his heart and
ns conscience would not permit it. He
had been asked whether the PRESIDENT
had ever signed a petition asking that a
be granted t. all soldiers Of the
ate war. He held in his hand a petition
1rawn in 1884, which was too long to read
now. 1t was numerously signed, and, in
substance, asked that a pension of at least
50 a month be granted to all honorably
discharged soldiers. 1t contained this
Endorsement
Il am sure that the subject of this petit
is worthy of the prompt and careful
consideration of congress and the fullest
Justice should be done to parties in whose
interests this movement is made.
lSigned. GROVER CLEVELAND"
As Mr.. Matson concluded. nearly every
was on his feet, and as Mr..
Matson finished reading the endorsement,
a loud burst of applause came up from the
side of the chamber.
The question was then put: "Will the
house, upon reconsideration, pass the bill,
presidents objection to the contrary
Notwithstanding" and it was decided in
the ncgative-yeas l75, nays l25-not a
constitutional two-thirds in the aHirma-
tive.
The vote by which the bill originally
passed the house was $50 to 7G.
Tickets to the declamatory contest at
the Opera house this evening are all the
same price twenty-five %cents). but
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